Linux Lastly....

orysyz · May 8th, 2005

Hi, Im lastly migrate to linux.
Here is my desktop right now. Now I want to seek for suggestion from you guys who expert in linux. just gimme any tips. Im newbie

**Kirby** · May 8th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by orysyz

Hi, Im lastly migrate to linux.
Here is my desktop right now. Now I want to seek for suggestion from you guys who expert in linux. just gimme any tips. Im newbie

did I mention I wub you

hmm...tips tips....could try here:

http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/

RF · May 8th, 2005

Okay, I have a little cheat sheet myself, but most are just little notes. Good help sites are http://www.linuxquestions.org/ and http://www.linuxhq.com/

Good Luck!

KanedA · May 8th, 2005

dude

please send me this wallpaper

s.markusik@gmail.com

thx in advance

**Kane** · May 8th, 2005

:P I'm thinking my brief foray back into linux has ended somewhat abruptly.
Got the 3Gb suse 9.2 ISO. 'media not present'
Great. Spent 6 hours installing via FTP
at the command prompt:
startx
and I get some bizzarre error about framebuffers
:P I'll have to sit down with it once I get my machines working next to each other.

scottlc · May 8th, 2005

If you don't mind spending the money, getting a book might be a better option. Unfortunatly I can't recommend any beginner books.

orysyz · May 9th, 2005

How to make linux start faster?
is it okay if i decrease some services because i found these service start along when system is booting.

**Kirby** · May 9th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by KanedA

dude please send me this wallpaper s.markusik@gmail.com

thx in advance

pppfff....I can get you wallpaper 10 times better than that

Quote:

Originally Posted by orysyz

How to make linux start faster?
is it okay if i decrease some services because i found these service start along when system is booting.

I can't name any of the services off the top of my head....if you give me a list, I can probably pick out the ones you don't need

But I do know that if you're on a desktop, you can safely disable pcmcia.

Also, once you gain some expeirence, compiling your own kernel can speed up things alot. Generic linux distro kernels compiled almost everything so it can support all hardware out-of-the-box. In that case, alot of modules are being loaded that you don't need.

shadow89 · May 9th, 2005

eheh that;s awesome I want to change to linux btw send me that wallpaper xD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirby

pppfff....I can get you wallpaper 10 times better than that

ahaha well I wouldn;t mind some hentai on my desktop but idk maybe to freaky

**FLaRe85** · May 9th, 2005

Nothing special... looks like the default Mandrake setup with a background change.

orysyz · May 9th, 2005

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I can't name any of the services off the top of my head....if you give me a list, I can probably pick out the ones you don't need But I do know that if you're on a desktop, you can safely disable pcmcia.

Here is mandrake linux service in control center:
unseen service in snapshot is messagebus and netfs

Also attached wallpaper of mine

shadow89 · May 9th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by orysyz

Here is mandrake linux service in control center:
unseen service in snapshot is messagebus and netfs

Also attached wallpaper of mine

ty I wuv u lol

YAY

**mikeshoup** · May 9th, 2005

So basically, if you want to shut down some services, here's a good method to going about doing it:
If the service name sounds like something pretty obvious that you don't use, turn it off. IE: bluetooth.
If the service name is cryptic or is something you have no idea what it'd do, leave it on else you could break some things.

Final tip I can give you: NEVER do normal things as root. Always do normal things as a normal user. You can use the 'su' command in the terminal if you need to do things as root. This will save you (especially if a newbie) from breaking things

Oh yeah, visit TuxEmu.com when you get the chance.

KanedA · May 9th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirby

pppfff....I can get you wallpaper 10 times better than that

hmmm... ok

you know where to send them

orysyz · May 9th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeshoup

Oh yeah, visit TuxEmu.com when you get the chance.

Thats a site where I get various emulator for my new system

New problem now, just moment ago I've downloaded Apollon, filesharing for Linux.
The file is apollon-installer-0.8.1.run but when I double clicked it. Kwrite appear, not an installation wizard or something. Or did I do wrong. Please help.

KanedA · May 9th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by orysyz

Thats a site where I get various emulator for my new system

New problem now, just moment ago I've downloaded Apollon, filesharing for Linux.
The file is apollon-installer-0.8.1.run but when I double clicked it. Kwrite appear, not an installation wizard or something. Or did I do wrong. Please help.

I've simmilar problem with installing my GFX card drivers.. extention is also 'run'

try NVidias home page choose linux drivers for some gfx card and read the manual, maybe it will help you (now I'm too lazy to try it

)

KillerShots · May 9th, 2005

The only services I run are as follows:

1. sshd (If you don't do remote login, you can drop this)
2. ntpd (If you don't care if your clock drifts a few seconds/month, you can drop this)
3. cron (You probably shouldn't drop this unless you're sure you don't have any tasks that need to run at regular intervals)

... and that's it. Bear in mind, though, that I run a very customized version of linux (gentoo) that has stripped out everything I don't need (look above - compile your own kernel).

Also, at the moment, the only module I have loaded is "joydev"... compiled it as a module only because I've noted it causes conflicts with the nvidia module sometimes, so I want it removable. Otherwise, as a laptop, the config just doesn't change... so everything else is built right in.

scottlc · May 9th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by orysyz

Thats a site where I get various emulator for my new system

New problem now, just moment ago I've downloaded Apollon, filesharing for Linux.
The file is apollon-installer-0.8.1.run but when I double clicked it. Kwrite appear, not an installation wizard or something. Or did I do wrong. Please help.

chmod +x apollon-installer-0.8.1.run
./apollon-installer-0.8.1.run

kof2k · May 9th, 2005

well to the world of linux and by the looks of it, you've choosen a good distro to start of with. it took me 2 years to migrate to linux. best of luck orysyz.

orysyz · May 9th, 2005

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Originally Posted by scottic

chmod +x apollon-installer-0.8.1.run
./apollon-installer-0.8.1.run

Where to type this?

Quote:

well to the world of linux and by the looks of it, you've choosen a good distro to start of with. it took me 2 years to migrate to linux. best of luck orysyz.

Thanks dude

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,565	Okay, I have a little cheat sheet myself, but most are just little notes. Good help sites are http://www.linuxquestions.org/ and http://www.linuxhq.com/ Good Luck! __________________

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KanedA PS2 PAL[v9] Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PolanD Posts: 5,288	dude please send me this wallpaper s.markusik@gmail.com thx in advance __________________

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	:P I'm thinking my brief foray back into linux has ended somewhat abruptly. Got the 3Gb suse 9.2 ISO. 'media not present' Great. Spent 6 hours installing via FTP at the command prompt: startx and I get some bizzarre error about framebuffers :P I'll have to sit down with it once I get my machines working next to each other. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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mikeshoup Emu author Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Englewood, CO, USA Posts: 292	So basically, if you want to shut down some services, here's a good method to going about doing it: If the service name sounds like something pretty obvious that you don't use, turn it off. IE: bluetooth. If the service name is cryptic or is something you have no idea what it'd do, leave it on else you could break some things. Final tip I can give you: NEVER do normal things as root. Always do normal things as a normal user. You can use the 'su' command in the terminal if you need to do things as root. This will save you (especially if a newbie) from breaking things Oh yeah, visit TuxEmu.com when you get the chance. __________________ Awards stink like poo.

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KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,917	The only services I run are as follows: 1. sshd (If you don't do remote login, you can drop this) 2. ntpd (If you don't care if your clock drifts a few seconds/month, you can drop this) 3. cron (You probably shouldn't drop this unless you're sure you don't have any tasks that need to run at regular intervals) ... and that's it. Bear in mind, though, that I run a very customized version of linux (gentoo) that has stripped out everything I don't need (look above - compile your own kernel). Also, at the moment, the only module I have loaded is "joydev"... compiled it as a module only because I've noted it causes conflicts with the nvidia module sometimes, so I want it removable. Otherwise, as a laptop, the config just doesn't change... so everything else is built right in. __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

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kof2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: City of Angels Posts: 181	well to the world of linux and by the looks of it, you've choosen a good distro to start of with. it took me 2 years to migrate to linux. best of luck orysyz. __________________ PC CPU: Pentium D 2.8 Ghz RAM: 1 GB OS: Vista Ultimate+Xp Pro HD1: 320GB HD2: 120GB GFX: ATI 2400 HD 512 mb PCI-E SND: X-Fi Platinum 2 CDROM: Memorex DVD-+RW 16x DL New IMac 20' CPU: 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo RAM: 4 GB OS: OS X 10.5.2 + Fedora Core 8 HD 250 GB GFX: ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT w/ 128MB SND: Buit In CDROM: 8x SuperDrive